I spent 6.5 years as a Titan 2 Combat Crew Member (1981-1987), McConnell AFB KS. I was a Missile Facilities Technician (MFT). That was a lot of responsibility for a 18 year old!
@paulford8651
3 жыл бұрын
Nice to see the silo intact, rather than capped/ destroyed. Would make a nice home with the silo being a natural swim/ plunge pool.. Looks in very good condition, even in comparison to some of more well known converted T2's..
@internetpointsbank
2 ай бұрын
Converting these into a home or mancave is over rated. Leave it alone or come up with a original idea.
@Calamity_Jack
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, the scrappers were certainly thorough on this one! I don't think I've seen a more stripped-out site. (At least for ones not stripped down by owners.) Very little left other than concrete. Thanks for the vid!
@bobbysammons333
10 ай бұрын
Titan II 395-D Missile Silo Vandenberg AFB California Titan II 395-D Squadron: 395th SMS Date Activated: May 13th 1963 Date Deactivated: April 5th 1966 Air Force Base: Vandenberg State: California Coordinates: Latitude: 34°42'27.65"N Longitude: 120°35'22.87"W
@Bbendfender
3 жыл бұрын
This site has really been stripped out. This is all pretty cool, spooky and dangerous. Former 532nd SMS crew member.
@seeul8rwaynekerr
Жыл бұрын
That pool in the launch duct looks so inviting to bring scuba and explore. See the blast deflector etc at the bottom
@Mike_Malloy
3 жыл бұрын
I used to work in these. Wow, this is really gutted, almost unrecognizable.
@haywoodjay385
3 жыл бұрын
No way this is abandoned. The site is incredible shape overall, some of the floors look rough but the paint is in great shape. Whoever owns it went through that site and did extensive clean up.
@FsNoobPwnr
3 жыл бұрын
Imagine how much work removing those springs in the control center would be, wow!
@nospin1394
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool! And no reason to apologize, that would spook anyone. Thanks for sharing.
@michaelkane5337
3 жыл бұрын
The llc and tunnel look real good I assume due to being sealed for so long and California climate . Interesting they took the doors at the vandenburg site but none of the others . For a timeline I wonder was the vandenburg Titan II built first as a proving site training or launches . I would assume multiple launches would be hard as they were designed to be used once . I don’t see as much info about the vandenburg site in silo videos and websites. Just that it’s oriented differently for shots over the pacific as I heard from the Titan II missile museum video .
@MrSzachMatt
3 жыл бұрын
There are also springs and hangers missing in LCC, it seems like the whole "birdcage" is sitting on the bottom concrete floor of LCC instead of being hanged from the top. There were multiple launches from each of Titan II silo at Vandenberg - after each launch burned silo tube was refurbished.
@GCF-Media
2 жыл бұрын
It's on my bucket list to explore one
@oper12m
2 жыл бұрын
looks like they pulled the Generator out the gapping hole on silo level 3.
@ThomasGrillo
Жыл бұрын
Looks pretty dry. Would take a lot of work to seal it, but a lot of the scrapping looks to have already been done. Unfortunate to see the flooring in the LCC was taken out. At least, there are good beams to lay down new flooring over.
@BlackWolfLeon
3 жыл бұрын
This must be 395-D assuming from the open silo.
@SteveStoltz
3 жыл бұрын
They left nothing behind when they scrapped that one. its interesting to see how the silo looks unimploded.
@silopedia
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting indeed. I’m not sure how the damage in this silo occurred, but all three of the Titan II sites at Vandenberg actually escaped being imploded. Even more interesting, check out the *mothballed* site 395-C.
@SteveStoltz
3 жыл бұрын
@@silopedia Interesting I didn’t know there were 3 titan 2 sites there.
@silopedia
3 жыл бұрын
@@SteveStoltz yes, ALL types of ICBM systems were/initialized/trialed at Vandenberg AFB. They did have three sites though.. B, C and D!
@SteveStoltz
3 жыл бұрын
@@silopedia I’d love to be able to see that mothballed 395-c site.
@silopedia
3 жыл бұрын
@@SteveStoltz me too! Matt Mitchell went yesterday to 395-C and said the site was sealed up. I’m awaiting more photos from the 1995 session per email from the original photographer, but here is a video from back then: kzitem.info/news/bejne/jn-Zr5aqf5F0oqA
@ELDAKY123
3 жыл бұрын
How is it possible that this is so good? Why is the structure intact? In the decommission order they have to destroy all the entrances and the long tunnel. lucky that it is open.
@x_over_it
2 жыл бұрын
This site is actually at Vandenberg so since it is on an active base it was never subject to the same decommissioning requirements as the other Titan II's
@thereefaholic
2 жыл бұрын
Oooh what number is this one? Haven’t seen one where the tube hasn’t been imploded. Looks pretty dry too.
@internetpointsbank
2 ай бұрын
Its on a military base
@silopedia
3 жыл бұрын
ANOTHER amazing video! How in the world do you have access to these silos on Vandenberg? You should attempt the Titan I site! Could I share this video? These are truly rare instances when someone can access the sites on Vandenberg.
@mattmitchell6701
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve tried the Titan I but it’s all destroyed and full of dirt, and yeah sure you can share these
@silopedia
3 жыл бұрын
@@mattmitchell6701 such a shame. Siloworld had access to the site twenty years ago, here’s some photos: www.siloworld.net/576thSMS/Present%20Day/Titan%20I/395A/INTERIOR/interior.htm The holy grail on Vandenberg is 395-C. Have you looked into that site? Mothballed since 1976 and reopened several times throughout the years for public tours: kzitem.info/news/bejne/jn-Zr5aqf5F0oqA
@mattmitchell6701
3 жыл бұрын
@@silopedia I drove by it once but it was sealed up pretty well
@mattmitchell6701
3 жыл бұрын
@@silopedia I haven’t tried the gun club yet, if you give me a pin of some sites to go film i’ll try to go hit them before I leave in about 3 weeks
@silopedia
3 жыл бұрын
@@mattmitchell6701 that would be awesome! I wish I could be out there. There’s actually another atlas F site too: themilitarystandard.com/missile/atlas/silo/576-d.php All of the Titan II coordinates are at the bottom of this page: themilitarystandard.com/missile/titan2/silo/index.php
@bryanmontgomery996
3 жыл бұрын
Where is this? How did this site survive the standard decomitioning?
@joeraderblackrockcentralrr
11 ай бұрын
Spent my SAC time as MFT 308th SMW 68-72
@bradishear9369
3 жыл бұрын
I wished I could purchase this site
@streetroguephotography
3 жыл бұрын
this is amazing! what a place. where is this, usa?
@bobbysammons333
10 ай бұрын
Titan II 395-D Missile Silo Vandenberg AFB California Titan II 395-D Squadron: 395th SMS Date Activated: May 13th 1963 Date Deactivated: April 5th 1966 Air Force Base: Vandenberg State: California Coordinates: Latitude: 34°42'27.65"N Longitude: 120°35'22.87"W
@richardthomas905
Жыл бұрын
oof you're breaver then me absolutely none of those floors looked very stable
@jfreid3174
3 жыл бұрын
No blast doors? where did they go?
@bobbysammons333
10 ай бұрын
As this one was used as a test facility the blast doors were never installed.
@stuartsulewski5569
9 ай бұрын
Is it for Sale??
@rayphillips332
3 жыл бұрын
How much is under water in the missile silo
@johnross6314
3 жыл бұрын
Where is this? For sale?
@mattmitchell6701
3 жыл бұрын
CA, I don’t own it
@bradishear9369
Жыл бұрын
Is this one on gov property or private land? If it's a mil site I will vote for Joe Biden in 24 contingent on the ground he orders the sell of this site to me for 1 dollar.
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